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Peter Rainer

October 11, 1999 | Movie Review
Gift of the Magi

David O. Russell's Gulf War heist picture "Three Kings" has a fast pace, impressive explosions, and scattered political pretensions.

October 11, 1999 | Movie Review
"Happy, Texas"
October 4, 1999 | Movie Review
Shrink Rap

In "Mumford," about a psychologist who actually makes people feel better, Lawrence Kasdan returns to the sunny side of the suburban street.

October 4, 1999 | Movie Review
"Jakob the Liar"
September 27, 1999 | Movie Review
Play Bawl

"For Love of the Game" finds Kevin Costner back in baseball drag, this time with none of the wryness that made "Bull Durham" so pleasurable.

September 27, 1999 | Movie Review
In Brief: "Lucie Aubrac"
September 20, 1999 | Movie Review
No Bed of Roses

"American Beauty" shows that Hollywood boomers are the only ones still angry that life is not like an Ozzie-and-Harriet sitcom.

September 6, 1999 | Movie Review
Irony Deficient

In the slickly self-referential Hollywood of Albert Brooks's new comedy "The Muse," finding your inspiration isn't about art; it's about bankability.

September 6, 1999 | Movie Review
In Brief: "The Source"
August 30, 1999 | Movie Review
"On the Ropes"